Big Sable Creek Complex

Project Type(s):capture

Site Name:Big Sable Creek Complex

Site Reference Number:14

Region(s):Southwest

Counties:Monroe

Approximate Latitude: 25.29 Approximate Longitude: -81.17

Principal Investigator(s):Hart, Kristen

Point(s) of Contact:Hart, Kristen - Phone Number: (954) 650-0336, Email: Kristen_Hart@usgs.gov

Organizations Involved:Duke University Marine Laboratory, United States Geological Survey - Davie Field Office

Organization Type(s):university, federal agency

Project Status: Active

Start Date: 11/2006

End Date: n/a

General Method(s) Used:dip net, pound net, set net

	Visual	Capture
Sampling regime:	annually	annually
Measure of effort:		cap/area

Bottom Type(s):algae mat, mangroves, mud

Water Type Zone: neritic Water Type Environment: estuarine

Min. Depth (m): 0 Max. Depth (m): 3.5

Mean Depth (m): 0.9

Species	No. of Captures	No. of Sightings	Min Size* (cm)	Max Size* (cm)	Mean Size* (cm)	FP Observed	Life Stages**	Comments
Green Turtle (Cm)	12	74	27.0	67.5	41.5	No	n/r
Loggerhead (Cc)	0	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	n/a	n/a
Kemp's Ridley (Lk)	0	n/a	0.0	0.0	0.0	n/a	n/a
Hawksbill (Ei)	0	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	n/a	n/a
Leatherback (Dc)	0	n/a	0.0	0.0	0.0	n/a	I

*All size measurements are SSCL unless otherwise indicated
** For Cm, Cc, Lk, & Ei: O - Oceanic-stage juvenile; N - Neritic-stage juvenile; S - Subadult; A - Adult. For Dc: I - Immature; A - Adult. n/a = not applicable; n/r = not reported.

diet

satellite tracking

stable isotopes

Juvenile green turtles had been observed in the creeks around Cape Sable, precipitating this capture-based project. Sampling began in 2006 using pound nets and dip nets. Future sampling will employ tangle nets.

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